Paradise Lost : a poem in twelve books / the author John Milton ; printed from the text of Tonson's correct edition of 1711.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Fenton, Elijah, 1683-1730, contributor.

Barrow, Samuel, 1625?-1683, contributor.

Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678, contributor.

Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, editor.

Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller.

Lowndes, W. (William), bookseller.

Wilkie, George, active 1780-1823, bookseller.

Walker, J. Publisher, bookseller.

Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831, bookseller.

Mathews, James, 1741 or 1742-1804, bookseller.

Lea, Richard, active 1789-1814, bookseller.

Nunn, James, active 1785-1830, bookseller.

Hurst, Thomas, 1774 or 1775-1847, bookseller.

Mawman, Joseph, 1759-1827, bookseller.

Cuthell and Martin, bookseller.

Cadell & Davies, bookseller.

Lackington, Allen and Co., bookseller.

Scatcherd and Letterman, bookseller.

G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England), bookseller.

W. J. and J. Richardson (Firm), bookseller.

F. and C. Rivington (Firm), bookseller.

Otridge and Son, bookseller.

Bye and Law, printer.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Milton, John.

Adam (Biblical figure)--Poetry.

Adam.

Eve (Biblical figure)--Poetry.

Eve.

English poetry--17th century.

English poetry.

Fall of man--Poetry.

Fall of man.

Genre:

epic poetry.

Epic poetry.

Blank verse.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Lillifant, A. O. (bookplate) (Milton Collection copy)

Wynne, Owen (bookplate) (Milton Collection copy)

Wiltshire, Maria (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)

Cochran, Charlotte L. (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxxv, [1], 345, [1] pages : portrait ; 14 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by Bye and Law, Clerkenwell; for J. Johnson, R. Baldwin, W.J. and J. Richardson, F. and C. Rivington, Otridge and Son, W. Lowndes, Clarke and Sons, G. and J. Robinson, G. Wilkie, J. Walker, T. Payne, J. Mathews, R. Lea, J. Nunn, Cuthell and Martin, Cadell and Davies, Longman and Rees; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; E. Jeffery, Scatcherd and Letterman, J. Carpenter, T. Hurst, and J. Mawman, 1804.

Contents:

The Life of Mr. John Milton / Elijah Fenton

Postscript

In Paradisum Amissam Summi Poetæ Johannis Miltoni / Samuel Barrow, M.D.

On Paradise Lost / Andrew Marvel

The Verse

Paradise Lost.

Notes:

Frontispiece is a portrait of Milton "from an impression of a Seal of T. Simon in the possession of the late Mr Yeo".

All 12 books have separate half-title pages; pagination and register are continuous.

Local Notes:

PR3560 1804 Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2019 has marbled endpapers and bookplates of A. O. Lillifant and Owen Wynne, Coombe, Dec 1923 on front pastedown. Preliminary page has autograph of Maria Wiltshire Aug 20, 1888 and following page has autograph of Charlotte L. Cochran, October 1839.

OCLC:

1063869137